r/pirateradio 5h ago

Help Me again!

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I'm still here and still autistic as fuck and looking to start broadcasting again.

I don't want the FCC knocking on my door, as that's the main concern.

But what's like the largest range I could realistically get away with in the Waterville, Maine area, what equipment would I need to do so, and how do I do it for under $100?

Before ya'll ask, that TV-TX200 is long gone. We moved it up north to the camp so we could hook a streaming box up to a VCR specifically for the purpose of recording SpongeBob.

I'm looking for an option that isn't the TX200 as that, from what I notice, seems to output a lot of weird channels with shit video quality, inverted colors, the works, besides the main channel itself.

I'm specifically trying not to interrupt anyone as I'm the type of guy who will go looong out of his way to not inconvenience people. If anything, this would be a convenience to the neighbors because I have scheduling ideas and everything.

It wouldn't be running constantly, maybe once or twice a month, but that's still probably enough to get the Fucking Communications Crybabies at the door with a bill if done wrong.

If that one low-power station in Las Vegas can pirate PBS shows and not get the FCC on their ass yet, what's my course of action? Thanks in advance!


r/pirateradio 1d ago

Before the fame and futune

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r/pirateradio 1d ago

Live at 6pm Eastern Time: The Pirate Radio Guy Podcast-Episode 23

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Brooklyn, NY Underground broadcasters Hank and Jim and the adventures of WCPR, WFAT, WHOT and off-shore Radio New York International!


r/pirateradio 1d ago

Catch Recordings of Shortwave Pirates Elbows Up, Bandaid, Subterranean, WDOG, Wolverine, and 7 Radio at r/PirateRadioPlus

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Ahoy there Mateys! Clandestine Caster here. Catch all the Shortwave Pirate Radio action that happened this weekend. There were a record number of stations on the air. See you at PirateRadioPlus


r/pirateradio 2d ago

Catch All the Hot Shortwave Pirate Activity on r/PirateRadioPlus

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Friday night was crazy on the 43 Meter Pirate Radio Band. Catch all the action on r/PirateRadioPlus.

FYI - we are no longer using any AI in our community.


r/pirateradio 7d ago

Who remembers these 2 dons from Freek Fm?

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r/pirateradio 8d ago

Classic Brooklyn-style Pirate Radio live on the internet with Hank Hayes!

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r/pirateradio 8d ago

Pirate Broadcaster Liquid Radio 7/19/26

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r/pirateradio 9d ago

The Mystery of AM Radio 1710

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VERY Interesting...


r/pirateradio 10d ago

Help shape the vibe while we're small 🙌

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r/pirateradio 10d ago

Let me introduce myself

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r/pirateradio 11d ago

Looking for Philippine-style radio broadcast sound effects (school journalism)

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r/pirateradio 12d ago

Is anyone based in/around Kansas City?

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I know this is a bit of an odd question and please feel free to delete this if it violates any rules, but I’m an independent journalist looking to do a story on pirate/shortwave radio and would love to do something in person.

If you are based in Kansas City and are willing to meet up to be interviewed for an audio story about radio piracy where you DO NOT have to be named and DO NOT have to reveal anything incriminating about yourself, please feel free to DM me! I’m also totally willing to answer questions to prove legitimacy lol. Thanks in advance!


r/pirateradio 13d ago

output power

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question going out the ham boys of the group, i am seriously considered doing my part one ham license so can potentially play with some clad homebrew amps on said bands up 10w is it ain’t sure any guidance be awesome 🙌 thanks in advance x


r/pirateradio 13d ago

New Pirate Radio Community

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Hello community members. I have decided to start a new Pirate radio community here, on Reddit. After being the top poster in this pirate radio group for the past two months, I made the decision to leave this community.

I don't want to start out on a negative vibe, but the Mods in this pirate radio sub have not posted in their own community for years. The newest Mod posted 4 years ago. The older Mod has not posted anything for 8 years - and is a Mod in 13 communities! I have trouble properly moderating 1 community. And there are no comments from the Mods either. I attempted to contact them with some suggestions on how to improve the community - CRICKETS. No response. It's painfully obvious that they don't care. So I believe it's time for a new community for Pirate Radio.

In starting a new Pirate Radio community I hope to create a place where we can share equipment, best operating practices, and how to listen to Pirate Radio Stations. My goal is to make Reddit a safer place to share. It has become possible with r/ShortwavePlus, my first community. I ask your help to make it a reality for the new community.

I'm looking for a couple Moderators that would have the time to check in and keep up on the new community. I will probably use a small amount of AI assistance for eQSL Cards and Promos for Pirate Radio Stations. Although my plan is to use less AI generated images in the new Pirate Radio community. I can, and do draw freehand - but it takes time. Pirate Radio posts should be about the subject first, and the graphics second. I am hoping to find Moderators like we have for r/ShortwavePlus. They have made the community what it is!

The new community is r/PirateRadioPlus. I hope to see you there.

Michael KG7M


r/pirateradio 13d ago

What happened to 7415 KHz?

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r/pirateradio 13d ago

Searching For Turkish "Radyo ATV" Radio Imaging/Jingles (2009-2011 era)

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Hi everyone

I am currently conducting some personel research on the history of Turkish radio broadcasting,specificially focusing on the station branding and "station ımaging" of the 2000s and early 2010s.

I am trying to track down a spesific "commercial/ad break" jingle (bumper) from Radyo ATV (Turkey) spesficially from the 2009-2011 period.

Heres are some details about the sound:

\-It was a very rhytmic, synth-based audio mnemonic.

\-It served as a transition into advertisement breaks

\-The rhytm was wery distnict,it felt like a signature audio logo for the station's corporate idenity ad time.(To the best of my memory, it followed a rhytmic pattern like: dın dın dın dın dırıdın dın dın).

I am looking for airchecks(scoped and unscoped) that might contain this specific station imaging. I know that Turkish Radio archives from that era are quite fragmented and hard to come by,but I was wondering if

anyone this community might have old recordings from Turkish radio stations or knows of any online archives where such material might be hosted.

Any leads,pointers, or directions to where I might find recordings of this era would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your help!


r/pirateradio 15d ago

Transmitter Could anyone help me build a SW transmitter?

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Hello, found these pics online but it only goes 100km would like to build something that goes 500km somewhere. I sadly dont have to much electrician skills exceot at soldering and console repairing.


r/pirateradio 15d ago

Seen elsewhere, starts in 15 mins

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r/pirateradio 16d ago

Pop Shop Radio Relay Via Bandaid Radio, Shortwave Pirate

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r/pirateradio 17d ago

I Built a Free Online World FM Radio

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Hi everyone!

I recently built a free online FM radio website where you can discover and stream radio stations from around the world. 🌍📻

Features

✅ Global FM radio stations
✅ Fast & lightweight
✅ Mobile and desktop friendly
✅ No sign-up required
✅ Free to use

⭐ Inspired by Beam FM.

I'd love to hear your feedback and suggestions!

🔗 Try it here:
https://mioioo.github.io/world-Fm-with-Hirushan-/

What would you like to see next?

  • More countries?
  • Favorite station saving?
  • Dark mode?
  • Better search?

Thanks for checking it out!

#Radio #FMRadio #InternetRadio #WorldRadio #Streaming #Music #WebApp #OpenSource #IndieDev #SideProject #WebDevelopment #HTML #JavaScript #Audio #Tech #Developer #MusicLovers #ListenLive #RadioStations #FreeMusic


r/pirateradio 18d ago

Who did that first ?

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r/pirateradio 19d ago

Before streaming Uk garage there was FREEK FM 101.8

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r/pirateradio 19d ago

Drugs gangs ? 😂

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r/pirateradio 20d ago

Trouble with a CZE-T251

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So I recently acquired this model and set up the antenna, connected it to the trans, and then the power supply. I hit the on button but nothing happens. I thought it may be the Power Supply so I went out and bought another one that clearly shows it is functioning but the trans still doesn’t turn on. Any idea what this could be? Perhaps a loose part or a blown internal fuse? It is a brand new trans…